This is how I start to lose faith in this community.Hats in L4D3? No thanks. We don't (at least I know I don't, but since there are kids in every Valve game, L4D being no exception to the rule) need childish and sexually ambiguous cosmetic items in a zombie game.

If they did this they would kill the "somewhat" serious vibe of the series imo.They could rather call it "Left 4 Shiny Pointless Hats Simulator". I'm sure that just the idea would sell well enough but I wouldn't buy the game for sure.

Just keep it the way it is now... I could care less about skins or hats, but I know that some people like this kind of stuff and that's why there's this awesome thing called Steam Workshop.A place where you can download your silly and immersion breaking mods without forcing everyone to see them in-game. (I'm looking at you Team Fortress 2)

Just keep it the way it is now... I could care less about skins or hats, but I know that some people like this kind of stuff and that's why there's this awesome thing called Steam Workshop.A place where you can download your silly and immersion breaking mods without forcing everyone to see them in-game. (I'm looking at you Team Fortress 2)

Exactly. It's already possible to do so now and if there aren't already mods for it, there will surely be someone working on it as we speak. To hell with hats and crafting and all that other nonsense in my team and/or co-op (zombie) shooters.

anyone with a working brain knows that valve will never add hats to l4d. they don't fit the nature of the game at all. tf2 is a cartoony, goofy multiplayer shooter that started with a 5 sentence long plot. hats are pretty much an extension of the lighthearted nature of the game, although yes, some of them don't fit the time period/artstyle. if valve wanted hats in l4d, they would have done it by now.

Well, they did recently turn Counter Strike Global Operative into the next collectathon simulator with the weapons skins and whatnot, that's why I popped this thought in mind. Not to mention Dota 2 and Portal 2 is running this collectathon gig too with TF2. Also I agree with everyone in this thread that it's completely unnecessary and it'll ruin the atmosphere entirely.

(Imagine a boomer in a tutu with a football helmet, or a survivor with a rainbow sprinkle painted gun D:)

Well, they did recently turn Counter Strike Global Operative into the next collectathon simulator with the weapons skins and whatnot, that's why I popped this thought in mind. Not to mention Dota 2 and Portal 2 is running this collectathon gig too with TF2. Also I agree with everyone in this thread that it's completely unnecessary and it'll ruin the atmosphere entirely.

(Imagine a boomer in a tutu with a football helmet, or a survivor with a rainbow sprinkle painted gun D:)

the weapon skins are perfectly fine. they're not silly and childish like tf2 and dota's hats. think about it: valve only adds hats to their more lighthearted multiplayer games, like tf2, dota, and portal 2 co-op. in that case, l4d will be fine, as it at least tries to have a more serious, gritty atmosphere (barring some stupid things the survivors say sometimes).